There is news today that Phil Airey's loan spell at Gateshead has been ended prematurely by manager Ian Bogie. Phil Airy will not make it on Tyenside It seems that since Ian heard that Phil would be cut loose by Newcastle at the end of the season, and would not be getting a new deal [...]

Over recent months, we have called upon regular followers of non-league football in order to guess at which players might stand a chance of forging a career in the Football League, should they wish to take the opportunity. First up was Michael Hudson; the proprietor of The Accidental Groundhopper website running the rule over the Northern League.

It is very much a sign of the times that £50,000 is not a great deal of money to a football club in trouble playing in the fifth division of the English league system these days. An ongoing debate over the eventual destination of precisely this amount of money, however, seems to be throwing a spanner into the works of an attempt to rescue Darlington Football Club this weekend, and this isn't the only area into which it could be regarded as having a malign influence.

By Alan Duffy

Another day, another police identity parade

On loan from Arsenal, where he struggled to live up to the (self-inflated) hype surrounding his ability, Nicklas Bendtner has been nothing more than average for Sunderland so far this season.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has backed Andy Carroll to eventually live up to his record-breaking price tag.
Pardew reluctantly sold the 22-year-old to the Reds, who host the Magpies on Friday evening, on the final day of the last January transfer window when owner Mike Ashley decided a bid of £35million was simply too good to refuse.

Newcastle's talented defender James Tavernier has so far played 36 games on loan this year. James Tavernier -- one of Newcastle's top youngsters James is currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, and he has played 18 times at Gateshead and 17 times at Carlisle and made one appearance so for for Wednesday so far this year.

This weekend, the FA Cup reached its final qualifying round and the introduction of the clubs of the Blue Square Premier adds a little extra spice to the competition as well. Everybody that took to the pitch in this competition at the weekend went into their match knowing that a live appearance on ITV and a sizeable pay day could well be on the cards if they could just get over this hurdle, and this evening we have four matches from this round of the competition.

This weekend, the FA Cup reached its final qualifying round and the introduction of the clubs of the Blue Square Premier adds a little extra spice to the competition as well. Everybody that took to the pitch in this competition at the weekend went into their match knowing that a live appearance on ITV and a sizeable pay day could well be on the cards if they could just get over this hurdle, and this evening we have four matches from this round of the competition.

We have six matches for you as non-league videos of the week, from three different competitions. First of all, we have two matches from the Blue Square Premier, between AFC Telford United and Gateshead, and Mansfield Town and Alfreton Town. Next up, we have three matches from the First Qualifying Round of the FA Trophy, the matches between Bedworth United and Hednesford Town, Dartford and Truro City, and Weymouth and AFC Totton.

We have six matches for you as non-league videos of the week, from three different competitions. First of all, we have two matches from the Blue Square Premier, between AFC Telford United and Gateshead, and Mansfield Town and Alfreton Town. Next up, we have three matches from the First Qualifying Round of the FA Trophy, the matches between Bedworth United and Hednesford Town, Dartford and Truro City, and Weymouth and AFC Totton.

We always thought it could be a big win for both clubs by Newcastle loaning out some of their top young stars to the club just over the River Tyne Gateshead. Jeff Henderson on loan at Gateshead And Gateshead are flying high at the moment in second plave in the English Conference, after 15 games, and just 2 points behind leaders Wrexham.

At least, some may choose to reflect, the team is still winning. Wrexham went to Grimsby Town yesterday and came returned with a comfortable 3-1, which left them at the top of the Blue Square Premier on goal difference from second placed Gateshead with a quarter of the season now played. This result was, however, little comfort at the end of another week which has seen tumult behind the scenes at the club and the departure of a manager who was starting to come of age in his position.

Alan Pardew is much more willing than Chris Hughton to send out the young Newcastle players to get first team playing time on loan at other clubs. Ian Bogie Gateshead manager has good relationship with Newcastle Carlisle United are one of the sides that Newcastle send players to on loan, and another local club where we should see some lads going out on loan [.

A Newcastle Reserve side beat Gateshead Reserves 5-0 at Darsley Park in Benton yesterday afternoon. Daniel-Situ-Buyente on trial at Newcastle And Newcastle took the chance of giving some top youngsters a game as Haris Vuckic, Shane Ferguson, Sylvain Marveaux, Nile Ranger and Mehdi Abeid all played some part in the game.

Steve Harper is in goal tonight in a fairly strong looking Newcastle side to take on Gateshead at the International Stadium the game kicks of at 7:30 p.m. As expected James Tavernier also starts, and of course James played 18 times for Gateshead while on loan earlier this year, James will play at center [.

Newcastle will play tonight at Gateshead, and it will be a good chance to get beyond the upsets of the last few days surrounding Joey Barton. James Tavernier will start tonight It's a delicate time of the season, and we cannot have the lads do what happened two years ago, and start to lose [...]

Some surprise news today that Alan Pardew will play a predominantly first team, for tomorrow night's game at Gateshead. Alan Pardew will play a first team tomorrow night Pardew was hardly pleased with the defense yesterday, where the back four and the goalkeeper were prone to far too many errors, and all three goals [.

One of the youngsters who did himself no harm in the American trip was right-back James Tavernier. James Tavernier had good American tour The right back had a very successful loan spell at Gateshead earlier this year where he played 18 games and got rave reviews, before Alan Pardew called him back, after a [.

Non-league football is often marketed as a low cost alternative to the Premier League but, as Paul Eke writes, that might not always be as accurate as we might think.

Anyone who read my recent TwoHundredPerCent paean to Redheugh Park will have realised that Gateshead Football Club is something close to my heart.

We have another splendid article on a lost football ground for you this morning on Twohundredpercent, and we are pleased to be able to thank Paul Eke, who has some recollections of Redheugh Park, the former home of Gateshead Football Club.

I was coming up on two years old when Gateshead Football Club failed in their bid for re-election to the Football League Division Four in the summer of 1960.

News today in the local Newcastle sports media that the Magpies are after Watford striker Danny Graham. Danny Graham - would prefer to join Newcastle This is not the first time Newcastle have been linked with the player who was born in Gateshead, and scored 27 goals in 49 appearances for Watford last season.

It's very likely that Newcastle will sign a couple of players from the lower leagues in England this summer. Danny Graham 25 year-old Gateshead born striker And there is a report from Sky Sports this afternoon that Newcastle are interested in Watford striker Danny Graham, who is 25 years old and was born where?

The Easter weekend is traditionally the weekend during which most non-league promotion and relegation issues are sorted out one way or the other and, with a round of fixtures to be played this afternoon, we're going to take a moment to catch up with some of Saturday's matches. Our first match comes from the foot of the Blue Square South.

The Easter weekend is traditionally the weekend during which most non-league promotion and relegation issues are sorted out one way or the other and, with a round of fixtures to be played this afternoon, we're going to take a moment to catch up with some of Saturday's matches. Our first match comes from the foot of the Blue Square South.

Our non-league videos of the week are twety-four hours later than usual this week but, to make it up to you, we've brought together the highlights of five matches this week. Our first match is from the Premier Division of the Ryman League and is between the league leaders, Sutton United and Hastings United.

Our non-league videos of the week are twety-four hours later than usual this week but, to make it up to you, we've brought together the highlights of five matches this week. Our first match is from the Premier Division of the Ryman League and is between the league leaders, Sutton United and Hastings United.

19 year-old James Tavernier had an excellent loan spell at neighboring Gateshead recently, which came to an end only a few weeks ago. James Tavernier great prospect for Newcastle And James has been on the bench for the last couple of games, as the Newcastle squad has been ravaged by injuries and suspensions, and [.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of torching former Newcastle United star Andy Carroll's car.
The striker's brand new chrome-plated Range Rover was set on fire outside Toon captain Kevin Nolan's house last October.
Carroll, who signed for Liverpool for a British record £35m in January, was staying at his skipper's home in Darras Hall, Ponteland, at the time as a condition of his bail, after being charged with assaulting his former girlfriend Laurie Henderson, 18.

News today that Newcastle have recalled defender James Tavernier from his loan spell at Gateshead. James Tavernier - loan spell at Gateshead comes to an abrupt end With the injuries and suspensions Newcastle have suffered lately it seems sensible to recall a youngster who has already shown he can play well for the Newcastle first [.

On a Saturday afternoon, it usually takes quite something to draw attention away from what has happened on the pitch. At Wrexham, however, the truth is proving to be stranger than fiction and so it was that on Saturday even a 7-2 home defeat at home against mid-table Gateshead was overshadowed by a protest the likes of which The Racecourse Ground has seldom seen before.

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We've got a two-part Non-League Videos Of The Week for this this week, with more to follow in a day or two.

If you're viewing this site from a mobile phone you would be best advised to click the link at the bottom of this page, which will take you to the desktop version of this site.

We've got a two-part Non-League Videos Of The Week for this this week, with more to follow in a day or two.